SAN MARCOS, Texas – In a game with 20 lead changes, the ULM women's basketball team was edged in the last 45 seconds of the game as they dropped a 70-64 decision to Texas State in Strahan Arena on Saturday afternoon.

The game was tied at 64 with 45 seconds remaining before the Bobcats hit a 3-pointer and three free throws to secure the victory for the home team.

The Warhawks' (5-8, 1-3 SBC) defense held Texas State (8-6, 3-2 SBC) to just 26.1 percent (6-23) from beyond the arc and 41.9 percent from the field.

Jade Wharton collected her third double-figure game in a row as she garnered a team-high 14 points on the night.

Daja Chase added 12 points, four rebounds, three assists, a block and a steal, while Alayshia Hunter contributed 12 point, six rebounds and two steals.

Sharnice Brooks had 11 points, six rebounds and six blocks on the evening.

Erin Peoples led Texas State with 19 points.

Texas State scored quickly to take a 2-0 lead, but the Warhawks followed with a bucket on its next possession as Chistina Gray placed a jumper in the net for a 2-2 score with 18:43 left in the first half.

ULM then took its first lead (7-5) of the game with 16:50 remaining before the break with a basket by Brooks.

The score was tied twice more before the Bobcats used a 14-5 run to take a nine-point advantage (26-17) with 6:50 remaining in the half.

A jumper by Gray then sparked a 7-0 run for the Warhawks to cut the lead to two, leaving Texas State clinging to a 26-24 advantage with 4:08 before the locker room.

Bobcat Ayriel Anderson hit field goal with 51 seconds left in the half and the two teams entered the locker room with the Warhawks trailing by four (34-30).

Gray came out halftime ready to play as she made a layup within the first seven seconds of starting the second half.

A jumper by Brooks with then cut into the advantage for a score of 35-34 in favor of the home team before Aundrea Davis' bucket helped the Warhawks re-gain the lead with 16:54 left in the game.

The lead changed three times in the next three possessions as the teams traded baskets, but Wharton went on an 8-2 run by herself to give ULM a 56-45 advantage with 11:47 left in the game.

The lead changed 11 more times over the next 7:16 before Peoples hit a jumper and a free throw to give the Bobcats a four-point lead (63-59) with 3:52 remaining.

Davis hit two clutch free throws to cut the advantage down to two before Chase's basket knotted the score at 64 all with 1:01 left before the home team secured the win.

The Warhawks return home on Thursday to host Troy in a 5:15 p.m. tipoff.